Castle Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 113340
- Address
- Barrington Street, EX16 6QR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 295 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 76.6%
Other White 15.6%
Mixed 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other 0.7%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 42%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Castle Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 41 20 21 |
| Year 1 | 36 19 17 |
| Year 2 | 49 19 30 |
| Year 3 | 35 23 12 |
| Year 4 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 5 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 6 | 46 23 23 |